Some call it “horror” and some call it “the super germ”‚ but now‚ our always known “regular” bacteria‚ those one-celled creatures once considered under control with antibiotics‚ have invaded our hospitals and headlines with a vengeance. The vengeance used against us is caused by an existing organism called necrotizing fasciitis‚ the so-called flesh-eating bacteria‚ caused by Group A streptococcus. What this organism does is progressively destroy the human body
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disease I will be discussing is called Diphtheria. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection‚ which mainly affects the nose‚ throat and occasionally the skin‚ but in more serious cases‚ it can attack the heart and nerves. Diphtheria is caused by a bacterium known as C. diphtheiae. The bacteria produce a toxin (poison) that is carried in the bloodstream and causes tissue damage in the area of infection‚ usually the nose and throat. However‚ if left untreated the toxin may spread to other organs
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Eating a hamburger these days is like playing russian roulette with E coli. Every hamburger you eat the chances of contracting the disease gets higher. In Robert Kenner’s Food Inc.‚ Kenner examines the effects that corporate farming has on the American consumer. Kenner shows the industrial production of meat where some people are okay with with feeding animals antibiotics while others are not because it causes the meat to be unhealthy. Food Inc. also shows how the animals are being raised is abusive
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stimulating network (Chatra‚ 2012). Typecasting of bursae that encompasses the knees can be categorized as those that are present in the area around the patella. Irritation on this fluid-filled anatomy is termed as bursitis (Chatra‚ 2012). Injury‚ infection‚ belabored‚ and hemorrhage are a part of the mainsprings for irritation. According to Biundo (2015) other antecedents constitute essential disturbance such as collagen vascular condition and inflammatory arthropathy; in some occurrence the source
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drug resistance – occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective. When the microorganisms become resistant to most antimicrobials they are often referred to as “superbugs”. This is a major concern because a resistant infection may kill‚ can spread to others‚ and imposes huge costs to individuals and society. We are now on the brink of losing this precious arsenal of medicines
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Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of 124 published studies from 30 countries‚ found that people with tattoos were almost three times more likely to have hepatitis C as those without tattoos. Diseases such as hepatitis B‚ tuberculosis and HIV. Skin infections are also common from tattoos. Many of these causes are due to unhealthy conditions not only in the tattoo establishments; but in homes where many people are doing tattoos as side work from home without being regulated or licensed. It’s shocking
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Pertussis‚ or whooping cough‚ is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. The spread of whooping cough among countries despite the existence of vaccines makes the diagnosis important.1 Diagnosing pertussis in its early stages can be difficult because of the similar symptoms of other diseases of the respiratory tract such as bronchitis‚ cold and flue.2 It is important to know that pertussis can be controlled if the patients are diagnosed early .Since pertussis is acute infectious
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Introduction Osteomyelitis is an ancient disease dating back to 460 BC (Schmitt‚ 2017). It is a bone infection‚ usually caused by bacteria‚ that can be either acute or chronic. This condition usually occurs as a result of an infection in one part of the body that is transported through the bloodstream to a bone in a distant location. Most cases stem from Diabetes because bacterial infections are a large risk factor for the diabetic patient due to high glucose levels weakening the immune system.
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Krupa Patel Midterm Assignment Microbiologist and Nobel Prize winner Joshua Lederberg first coined the phrase “emerging infectious diseases” to describe infections that were newly appearing in a population or having existed but rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.1 Emerging diseases can be attributed to either true emergence (i.e. a newly appearing pathogen that has not been present)‚ increased recognition (i.e. a pathogen that was present in a population but has only recently
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Features and outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Egypt‚ single center experience prospective study Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the infection of the ascetic fluid that occur in the absence of a visceral perforation and in the absence of an intraabdominal inflammatory focus such as abscess‚ acute pancreatitis or cholecystitis (Guarner C and Soriano G‚ 2007). Since its initial description in 1964‚ research has transformed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
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